Door-hanger.



No. 823,066. PATBNTBD JUNE l2, 1906.

, D D MILLER.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLIGATION FILED IMM?, 1906.

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YUNITED STATES D D MILLER, OF WOOSTER, OHIO.

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

atented June 12, 1906.

Application filed January 27,1906. Serial No. 298,091.

T0 tu whom, www] CORP/67%:

Be it known that I D D MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residingat Wooster, in the county of Wayne and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of a barndoor hanger, showing thedifferent parts properly connected. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionshowing the upper part of a door and illustrating in section thedoor-suspending straps and the hinge-head, also showing a sectional viewof the Washer or filling-blocks. Fig. 3 is a detached view of one of thefillingblocks or washers. Fig. 4is a sectional view showing the upperportion of the door-suspending straps and'head in section and the strapsconnected directly with the head. Fig. 5 is a top view of the head,showing its end flanges in section.

The present invention has relation to barndoor hangers; and it consistsin the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described,and particularly pointed out in the claims. i

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents a portion of the door, whichof course may be of any size. To the top or upper end of the door areattached the straps 2, which straps are provided at their top or upperends with the angled portions 3 and 4, which angled portions aresubstantially of the form shown, and, as shown, the portions 3 arepreferably located at an inclined angle to the straps proper and theportions 4 located in a plane parallel with the main portions of thestraps 2. Upon the door 1 is located the head 5, which head comprises inits construction a body portion adapted to be seated upon and secured tothe upper edge of the door and is provided at its lopposite ends withintegral vertically and laterally disposed flanges, the vertical flanges7 being located midway of the lateral flange 6, which flanges areprovided with inclined or beveled faces conforming to the angular offsetof the respective door-straps, and thereby providing a shouldered seatfor said straps. To the flanges 7 isconnected the hinge-bar S and towhich hinge-bar is connected the housing 9, in which housing is mountedthe supporting wheel or roller l0, which roller is adapted to travelupon a suitable track or way.

It is well understood that in the construction of barn-doors especiallythey vary in thickness, and owing to this fact it is dillicult toprovide means for properly connecting the suspending-straps withoutmeans for securely clamping the head to the door and at the same timeproperly spacing the suspendingstraps, so that they can be snugly seatedagainst the faces of the door regardless of the thickness thereof. By mypeculiar arrangement the difficulty just above pointed out is overcome.The straps 2 can be placed upon the sides of the door and the angledportions 3 thereof located over the inclined flanges 6, and if in theevent the door is of such a thickness that the angled portions 4 of thestraps 2 do not come in snug contact with the faces of theupward-extended flanges 7 washers or filling-blocks ll can be insertedbetween the inner faces of the angled portions 4 and the outer faces ofthe upward-extended flanges 7 after which the parts can be clampedtogether by means of suitable clamping-bolts 12. By providing theinclined-faced flanges 6 and forming the angled portions 3 at an angleto the body of the straps corresponding substantially with the angle ofthe flanges 6 the head 5 will be drawn snugly against the top or upperedge of the door l as the angled portions 4 are drawn toward each other.It will be understood that as the straps 2 are moved away from eachother the angled portions 3 will move downward upon the inclined facesof the flanges 6, thereby changing the vertical positions of the straps2, and in order to provide for this slight vertical movement theupward-extended flanges 7 are provided with the elongated apertures 13,which allows the clamping-bolts to move up and down a sufhcient distanceto compensate for the slight vertical movement of the straps 2, togetherwith their angled portions 3 and 4. It will of course be understood thatthis movement is quite slight; but provision must be made to compensatefor the different thickness of doors. By providing a means for placingwashers or filling-blocks between the inner faces of the angled portions4 and the outer faces of the extended flanges 7 I am enabled to shiftthe hinge-bar 8 at any desired point intermediate the edges of the lOOIIO

door or to centrally locate said hinge-bar. The hinge-bar 8 is formed ofsuch a length that its ends will come in close contact with theclamping-bolts 12, thereby dispensing with any devices necessary forholding the hinge-bar in position, owing to the fact that when theclamping-bolts 12 are placed in position they will hold said hinge-baragainst displacement. The housing 9 is provided with thedownward-extended flange 14, which is provided at its lower end with thebent or curved part 15, which forms a connection for the housing 9 tothe hinge-bar 8.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a door-hanger, a door, and a head provided with upwardly-extendedflanges and inclined-faced flanges, suspending-straps provided withinclined portions adapted to rest upon the inclined faces of the flangesof the head, a hinge-bar carried by the upwardextended flanges and meansfor clamping the suspending-straps to the upward-extended flanges, and ahousing hinged to the hingebar, said housing provided with a rolleradapted to travel upon a track or way, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a door-hanger, a door, door-suspending straps, a head or blockprovided with strap-connecting flanges, the straps adapted to beconnected to the flanges, fillingblocks located between thestrap-connecting flanges and the upper ends of the suspending-straps,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3.' In a door-hanger, a door, suspendingstraps provided with angledportions at their upper ends,A a head provided with upwardlyeXtendedflanges, said head provided with elongated apertures, a hinge-barconnected to the upward-extended flanges, bolts adapted to clamp thesuspending straps and adapted to secure the hinge-bar in position,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a door-hanger, the combination of a door, door-straps adjustableto and from each other and provided with inclined portions and portionsformed parallel with the main portions of the suspending-straps, a heador block provided with upwardly-extended flanges and inclined-facedflanges upon opposite sides of the upwardly-extended flanges andfilling-blocks adapted to be clamped .between the upwardly-extendedflanges and the upper end angled portions of the suspending-straps, andclamping-bolts adapted to clamp the suspending-straps, and a hinge-barheld in position by the clampingbolts, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses,

D D MILLER. Witnesses: f

J. A. JEFFERS, F. W. BOND.

